Foreign residents in Borgocarbonara
Borgocarbonara, in the province of Mantova, is home to 4 Spaniards — 0.21% of its 1,870 residents. That is the 50th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 20th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Borgocarbonara counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.48% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (4), Germans (3), Brazilians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Borgocarbonara has risen, from 0 to 4.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.6% of Borgocarbonara's population was born outside Italy — 14.2% outside the EU and 2.5% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 0.21% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.16% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,559 | 83.37% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 46 | 2.46% |
| Born outside the EU | 265 | 14.17% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Mantova
Full BES profile for Mantova →Mantova on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Borgocarbonara is well below the Mantova average of €769/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
13.6 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €625/m², against €475 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 25% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.